Slayers 2: Insect Breathing Location and How to Obtain It

Insect Breathing is one of the eight Breathing Styles taught by a trainer NPC in Slayers 2, and its teacher is hidden in one of the least obvious spots on the map. The estate itself is easy to spot thanks to its purple lighting, but the NPC is not standing at the front gate where most players look for him.

Quick answer: Insect Breathing is taught by Insect Trainer Shinora at Butterfly Estate, on the roof and rear balcony of the main building. You must be Level 25 before his training dialogue opens.

Insect Breathing requirements in Slayers 2

Every Breathing Style in the current early-access build shares the same Level 25 milestone, and Insect Breathing is no exception. Before making the trip, check the following:

Player Level 25 or higher.
Access to Butterfly Estate, reached on foot from the starting area.
Wall Climb unlocked, which makes the cliff sections far less punishing.
Stamina to spare for dashing and climbing along the route.

Some trainers also demand materials such as Demon Horns or Wen. Shinora’s dialogue lists whatever he needs before training begins, so read the prompt when you reach him rather than farming blindly beforehand.

Speaking to a Breathing trainer does not hand you the moveset. You still have to finish the training objectives he gives you.

Where Insect Trainer Shinora is located

Shinora is at Butterfly Estate, the Japanese-style compound marked by red torii gates and a heavy purple tint. He is not on the ground floor. The NPC stands on the roof and rear balcony of the large main building, which is why players who circle the courtyard at ground level walk away convinced the trainer is missing.

Butterfly Estate sits past Mistfall Harbor, below a run of high cliffs. Opening the in-game map pins the location once you are close, so you can confirm you are in the right zone before you start climbing.

Route to Butterfly Estate from the starting spawn

Start at the Windy Peak shrine in the opening area. Walk past the quest giver Krue and head down the slope that leads out of the spawn, then take a sharp right turn toward open ground.

Leaving the spawn area past Krue and heading down into the Wilderness. Shown at 00:09 in Kiyoren’s video.

Cross the Wilderness in a straight line, using your dash to cover the open fields quickly. You will pass other NPCs along the path; ignore them and keep moving forward.

Traveling through Wilderness — Dashing across the Wilderness on the way toward the cliffs. Shown at 00:22 in Ishiken’s video.

Follow the wooden fences and climb the stone wall ledge on the ridge. This is the first point where Wall Climb saves real time, since the ledge is too tall to clear with a jump alone.

Climbing the ridge — Climbing the stone wall ledge on the ridge above the fields. Shown at 00:36 in Kiyoren’s video.

Keep heading across the rocky terrain near Mistfall Harbor. Several vertical rock faces need climbing here, so watch your stamina bar and pause on ledges when it runs low.

Passing Mistfall Harbor — Traversing the rock faces near Mistfall Harbor. Shown at 00:45 in Roblox Game Guides’s video.

Drop off the steep cliffside toward the valley below. There are several large drops in a row, and the estate’s purple glow becomes visible once you clear the top of the ridge.

Descending to Butterfly Estate — Jumping off the cliffside and descending into the Butterfly Estate zone. Shown at 00:49 in Ishiken’s video.

Take the final high mountain ledge down into the estate grounds. You will land in the purple-hued area and can follow the path forward through the red torii gate toward the main building.

Approaching Butterfly Estate — The final ledge drop into the purple-lit Butterfly Estate. Shown at 01:10 in Roblox Game Guides’s video.

Double jump onto the roof of the large estate building and move toward the back. Drop behind the building onto the balcony, and the interact prompt reading T Insect Trainer Shinora Chat appears when you are in range.

How to confirm the unlock worked

Three checkpoints tell you the process is on track. First, the interact prompt with Shinora’s name appears, which confirms you found the right NPC on the right part of the building. Second, the training dialogue opens instead of refusing you, which confirms you have cleared Level 25 and any resource cost he asks for.

Third, and the one that actually matters, is completing the objectives he sets. Insect Breathing only appears in your moveset after that training is finished, so the trip is not done the moment the chat window closes.

If Shinora does not appear at Butterfly Estate

Height is the usual culprit. Trainers in Slayers 2 are frequently placed on rooftops, above cliffs, or behind buildings rather than out in the open, and Shinora is one of the rooftop cases. If you have swept the roof and rear balcony and still see nothing, check your level and confirm the area loaded correctly.

Rejoining the server is the fastest fix when a zone fails to load properly and NPCs are missing from spots where they should be standing.

Butterfly Estate is worth remembering beyond the Breathing unlock, too. Ren, the Gourd vendor, is stationed in the same area, so a single trip can cover both the trainer and his shop once you have returned his blade.